Waxing · 49.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
First Quarter at
12:27UTC
Moon phase on March 18, 1948First Quarter
On Thursday, March 18, 1948, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
374,924 km232,967 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 1948 is on Thursday, March 25, 1948 at 03:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at 21:15 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 10, 1948 | 21:15 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 18, 1948 | 12:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 25, 1948 | 03:10 |
The Moon around March 18
More about this date
Thursday, March 18, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 10, 1948 to the new moon of April 9, 1948, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.